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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the author discuss Baudelaire writing to a princess?

2. What does the author include a photo of at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. How might the order of the first chapter be described?

4. What does the author say the arcade was a precursor to in modern society?

5. What did the arcade merchants unite to provide for the first time according to Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author credit for the initial emergence of arcades in late 1830s France?

2. How does the author explain his writing method for the book in regards to the Parisian arcades?

3. How does the author describe the fate of a woman poisoner in Chapter 2?

4. How is the image of the omnibus described in Chapter 7?

5. How is the first lighting installed in the arcades described in the book?

6. How is the modern age first described in the book?

7. How are fonts first discussed in the book?

8. How is the struggle between the economic and social class described in Chapter 5?

9. How does the author describe the importance of manufacturing in Chapter 3?

10. How is the drug culture of Europe discussed in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The flaneur is an individual who chooses to wander a place and discover new things about themselves and the things around them. Part 1.) How did the author appear to take on the guise of a flaneur while writing this book? Part 2.) How might the author write the book in a way that makes the reader a flaneur? Part 3.) Based on the presence of the flaneur concept, what value might the author find in discovering the essence of your surroundings and truly getting to know all aspects instead of just one small area?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the portrayal of lithographs and photography in the book. What reason did the author have for sometimes pitting these two mediums against one another, and what information can we learn about the modern movement based on their presence in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the portrayal of Germany and France in the book. What information does the author offer us about both countries ideologies based on his comparisons of them in the book?

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